A visit to the Delafosse Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Delafosse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delafosse Cemetery:
30.7519, -92.5015
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Delafosse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Delafosse Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Evangeline Parish is located in Ville Platte. Ville Platte lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Delafosse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Delafosse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Delafosse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delafosse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Pinseclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pinseclair Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinseclair Cemetery
- Ortego Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ortego Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortego Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ardoin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoin Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Fontenot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fontenot Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenot Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Dehany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dehany Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehany Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Caney Creek Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Cemetery
- Platin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Platin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platin Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pecan Grove Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove Cemetery
- Ardoin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ardoin Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoin Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Paron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Paron Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Science Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cryer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Cryer Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Cemetery
- Deshotel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Deshotel Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshotel Cemetery
- Duplechien Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Duplechien Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplechien Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Vanburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Vanburg Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanburg Cemetery
- McCormack Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Delafosse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delafosse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reddell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Mamou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Chicot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
- Turkey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Duralde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Ville Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Landry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chataignier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McNary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McNary is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Unatex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Mab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mab is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
- Longleaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eunice
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Basile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Dust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Delafosse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Evangeline Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Delafosse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basile
- Eunice
- Glenmora
- Mamou
- Mamou lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Delafosse Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mamou.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
- Oakdale
- Ville Platte
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Delafosse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Evangeline Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Delafosse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #534478 (Delafosse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #534478 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- Parish: Evangeline
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaver
- Location given for Delafosse Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7518628 Lon: -92.5015251
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Evangeline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delafosse Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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